1999 NORCOLD N260.3 Recall
- Campaign:
- 99E036000 on 10/26/1999
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/1992 - 08/14/1999
- Affected:
- 127,035
- Defect:
- Equipment description: gas/electric absorption refrigerators used in recreational vehicles and camping trailers. the swivel nut which is an integral connection component of a pressure tap device has "stress corrosion cracking."
- Consequence:
- This cracking can lead to an open fracture in the brass nut, potentially allowing propane gas to leak.
- Correction:
- Dealers will remove the swivel nut/pressure tap component and replace with a remedy kit.
- Notes:
- Owner notification began november 5, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact norcold at 1-937-497-3080. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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